Ásdís initially pleased to have been the first to stand and join the chieftain was now slightly vexed by the press of bodies around her, easing back she found more space and glanced around. A tall man was near her. She didn’t recognize him immediately and wondered how that could be, their tribe was not so large as to not know one another, at least by sight. 

These thoughts did not trouble Ásdís much and she smiled excitedly up at the fellow who, since he was in the queue to join the ship, would be her fellow shipmate. 

“I am going to make a great warrior!” She proclaimed breathlessly, cheeks hot with a flush and eyes wide. Feeling generous in the moment she added “You will too.” and clapped the man, her brother in arms, on the arm.